Ambition: Heart's Desire – Completing the King

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[…]Sensing the warmth of the shard, [statues] crowd about you. You are reminded of street children, thronging around a lady too generous with her charity. "You have it," comes the King's voice, from everywhere at once. "Give me back my curiosity."[…]

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Unlocked with Ambition: Heart's Desire! 100-105

Storylet appears in Polythreme Streets

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Return the shard
  •  Spoiler 
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    Unlocked with Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 100

     

    Success

    Old age hath yet his honour and his toil

    Success Instructions: Return to London to continue the story.

    • Heartsdesiresmall.png In London, release the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel from his promise. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 110 - In London, release the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel from his promise)
    • Polythreme portsmall.png An occurrence! Your 'A King's Curiosity' Quality is now 20 - You returned it to him. Polythreme stirs, now. Its quinqueremes ply the zee in search of wonders!
    ^
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Convince him to let you return it to Old Downy
  •  Spoiler 
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    Unlocked with Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 105, Persuasive 160

     

    Success

    You make your case

    Success Instructions: Return to London to continue the story.

    • Heartsdesiresmall.png In London, release the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel from his promise. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 110 - In London, release the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel from his promise)
    • Quirksteadfastsmall.png Steadfast is increasing… (+5 CP, up to level 15)
    • Quirkruthlesssmall.png Ruthless is dropping… (-5 CP)
    • Polythreme portsmall.png An occurrence! Your 'A King's Curiosity' Quality is now 10 - He bequeathed it to the urchins of the Knotted Sock, for whom curiosity was a virtue, not a burden!
    ^
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Betray the Urchins
  •  Spoiler 
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    Unlocked with Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 105

     

    Success

    Old age hath yet his honour and his toil

    Success Instructions: Return to London to continue the story.

    • Heartsdesiresmall.png In London, release the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel from his promise. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 110 - In London, release the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel from his promise)
    • Quirkruthlesssmall.png Ruthless is increasing… (+5 CP, up to level 15)
    • Quirksteadfastsmall.png Steadfast is dropping… (-5 CP)
    • Cloudssmall.png Stormy-Eyed is dropping… (-10 CP)
    • Polythreme portsmall.png An occurrence! Your 'A King's Curiosity' Quality is now 20 - You returned it to him. Polythreme stirs, now. Its quinqueremes ply the zee in search of wonders!
    • Sidebarnightmaressmall.png Nightmares is increasing… (+10 CP)
    • Urchinsmall.png Your 'Favours: Urchins' Quality has gone!
    ^